Coleman scored 17 first-half points, as the Lancers broke the game open early. Notre Dame closed the first quarter with a 12-0 run over 2:18, building a 25-12 lead after one.

After the Howling Wolves scored the second quarter’s first five points, they fell cold shooting. Hyde shot just 10-for-34 (29 percent) in the first half.

“When you rely on a lot of threes, it’s hard,” Laczkoski said. “We did what we were supposed to do.”

The Lancers used those opportunities to get transition baskets, with Upchurch spearheading the charge. Hyde tried to defend the Lancers’ all-conference guard with a box-and-one, and Upchurch found Coleman, Jaylen Jennings and Kevin Laing for layups, building a 26-point second-quarter lead.